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Item not posted

I ordered an item on 20th, it's now the 24th. The tracker tells me he hasn't posted it yet. When I contact him I just get an automated message saying that he is on holiday but will post it tomorrow. Because of the bank holiday he won't be able to pos...

buying from croatia

I cannot work out how to pay for item in croatian ebay. I was contacted by seller and am having problems setting up [payment. ebay help page not helpfull.

How do you know when you have actually claimed a bidded item?

excuse the dumb question but I have had several bidded items cancelled despite paying them in advance, the sellers each asked me for proof of payment despite bidding on them. one item imparticular is quite rare and im very interested in it, i know my...

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Watch List - March 2025 failures!

What's going on with the Watch List functions... yet again. 1. The top banner has been removed on item pages, so now you have this stupid 'heart' symbol, that fails to tell you on which list the item is saved to; a complete retrograde step in user fu...

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Being charged VAT on purchase from private seller

I purchased a vintage calculator from a private UK eBay seller. eBay has charged me VAT on this purchase. I am also resident in the UK and I have never been charged VAT on local purchases before. Why is eBay charging me?. The seller is clearly listed...

POINTLESS 'MAKE OFFER' OPTION BY SELLERS

Don't know if any other post has coveted this subject but why do some sellers bother to list the Make Offer option on a listing when they have no intention of accepting any? Example: I offered just 6% less than the asking price for an item but got re...

Shady seller?

I was browsing a seller's items. He had about 50 and they were niche to random; comics, wargaming magazines and old clothes (non-designer) that he was trying to shift. Each item was being watched by at least one person and each item was in somebody e...

Resolved! Is Evri killing Ebay?

There are plenty threads with people complaining about Evri, many have replys from happy customers saying " I havn't had a problem with Evri" but if you did then you would find out just what a joke they are.The measure of a company is how they deal w...

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proof of sales from carboots etc

hello im thinking of going self employed but i dont know what hmrc will need , could any one help ? Also proof of buying from carboots , market place etc. Thank you

Help! - No Click & Collect barcode received, even though item has been delivered to C&C location.

Hi,Does anyone know how I can get ebay to send/resend a delivery notification including the barcode used for Click & Collect? They usually send several reminders if it isn't collected straight away, but I haven't received a single one and therefore c...

£10 voucher complete scam?

I downloaded the app to get a £10 voucher and there is no sign of it anywhere. Obviously the automated customer service number or chat doesn't allow to speak to anyone so there nobody to guide me how to get the voucher. I am starting to think that th...

Resolved! Marking an untracked item as delivered

Hi community,Does anyone know if buyers can mark an untracked item as DELIVERED?I received the item and also got a delivery confirmation email from the courier), and promptly left a review for the seller, but the item is still marked as DISPATCHED an...

Resequencing not working

Can one of the mentors please pass this on - I have a search, shows 19 items in "Best Match" sequence. I select "LOwest price + P&P", now only 11 items are showing!!!!! Seems to be a consistent problem, has happened with several searches now.